Peter Kenyon
Peter Kenyon is NPR's international correspondent based in Istanbul, Turkey.
Prior to taking this assignment in 2010, Kenyon spent five years in Cairo covering Middle Eastern and North African countries from Syria to Morocco. He was part of NPR's team recognized with two Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University awards for outstanding coverage of post-war Iraq.
In addition to regular stints in Iraq, he has followed stories to Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Lebanon, Bahrain, Qatar, Algeria, Morocco and other countries in the region.
Arriving at NPR in 1995, Kenyon spent six years in Washington, D.C., working in a variety of positions including as a correspondent covering the US Senate during President Bill Clinton's second term and the beginning of the President George W. Bush's administration.
Kenyon came to NPR from the Alaska Public Radio Network. He began his public radio career in the small fishing community of Petersburg, where he met his wife Nevette, a commercial fisherwoman.
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In a defeat for Turkey's opposition, election officials have voided the results of the race for mayor of Istanbul and ordered a new election. The ruling party had challenged the results.
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Despite a rise in religious doctrine from the government, a recent survey shows a dip in the portion of people identifying as religious, compared with a poll in 2008.
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Iranians contacted by NPR are losing income and looking for who's at fault as U.S. sanctions start to bite.
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There's a thaw in relations between Turkey and the U.S. now that President Trump has vowed to pull troops out of Syria. Turkey says it's working with the U.S. to coordinate that withdraw.
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The Trump administration hit Iran with sanctions after pulling out of the nuclear deal. That's hurt the Iranian economy — and emboldened hard-liners.
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The Persian Gulf nation of Qatar, announced Monday that it would withdraw from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in January. Qatar has a dispute with Saudi Arabia.
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said some Saudis suspected in the journalist's death would have their visas to enter the U.S. revoked. Targeted sanctions against Saudis are also being discussed.
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North Carolina pastor Andrew Brunson had been detained in Turkey for his alleged ties to political groups involved in a failed 2016 coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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More details are emerging about the disappearance of a Saudi Arabian journalist and Washington Post contributor who was last seen entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, eight days ago.
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Iranians say they're feeling the strain of an economic crisis and they know it could get worse as the U.S. ramps up sanctions. But many Iranians blame their government.